Aconitum heterophyllum, Atis བོང་ང་དཀར་པོ Ativisha, Atis, Atees (Ayurveda)Athividyam (Siddha)Atis, Atees (Unani)Bong nga dkar po, Bong dkar ‘White Aconite’ (Tibetan)Yi Ye Wu Tou (TCM) Aconitum heterophyllumRoyle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere, 1839 Aconitum heterophyllumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1874  Aconitum heterophyllum root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Sample of A. heterophyllum root atthe Library ofTibetan Works & Archives, Dharamsala, India (Adam, 2006) Botanical name: Aconitum heterophyllumTwo main varieties of Atis are available on the Indian Market: Bitter Atis: A. heterophyllum (Sukla variety) Sweet Atis: A. palmatum (Aruna variety) Aconitum heterophyllum var. bracteatum (syn. A. kashmiricum) (Krsna variety) is apparently collected with A. heterophyllum, or used as a local variety.Kletter (Tibetan Medicine Plants) lists the following species used as alternate sources: A. fischerii A. grandiflorum A. naviculare (Chuan Kui Wu Tou, 船盔乌头 TCM) A. tanguiticum (Gan Qing Wu Tou, 甘青乌头 TCM) In various other regions, other species are reportedly used: A. baicalense (Buryat) A. ambiguum (Mongolia) A. kashmiricum (syn. A. heterophyllum var. bracteatum) (Kashmir) A. fanianum A. orochryseum. Parts used: RootAccording to some Tibetan texts, the whole plant is used. It is possible the whole plant is used due…

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